Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 14; Anal soft rays: 11 - 13; Vertebrae: 47 - 50. Branchiostegal rays 3. Supraorbital short, posterior well behind vertical through the middle of the orbit. Canals of subcutaneous vascular system of the trunk not forming anastomoses below the lateral line. Pyloric caeca 10-16 (Ref. 41239).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Argentiniformes

Family: Bathylagidae

Genus: Bathylagichthys

Species: Bathylagichthys australis Kobyliansky, 1990

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Mesopelagic (Ref. 75154).

Habitat

oceanic

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated

Threat to Humans

Harmless